Stuttering, subjectivity and traumatization

by Silvia Friedman

Overview

Based on studies on trauma and traumatization, interpersonal neurobiology, somatic experience and mindfulness, the article starts from an understanding of stuttering as a natural speech phenomenon. Based on the notion of developmental trauma, it shows how interactions between children and adults can lead to the construction of a stuttering suffering. It explains the principles of a therapeutic approach that, based on the understanding of stuttering as a traumatic response, has proven efficient and effective in overcoming suffering when speaking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788584744114
Publisher:	e-galáxia
Publication date:	03/11/2025
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	282 KB

About the Author

 Born in La Paz, Bolivia on 8/23/1951. 

 She moved with her family to Brazil/São Paulo in 1959, where she lives to this day. 

 She is married and has children and grandchildren. 

 She graduated in Speech Therapy from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo in 1974. 

 She has a master's degree (1985) and a doctorate (1992) in Social Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. 

 She is a retired full professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, where she worked from 1986 to 2012. 

 She is the author of three books, several book chapters and articles on the nature and treatment of stuttering. 

 She has worked as a clinical speech therapist specialized in the treatment of speech fluency problems since 1974. 

 Since 2000, she has been providing free group therapy to treat people who stutter and to improve speech therapists' skills in treating speech fluency problems. 

 She has experience in the area of Education, with an emphasis on teaching and learning, having worked mainly with the topics of research methodology, philosophy of science, and speech fluency problems: diagnosis and treatment.  

 She graduated as a Kundalini Yoga instructor from the 3HO Yoga Institute of Brazil in 2002. She has been practicing Yoga since 1978. 

Table of Contents

Introduction Trauma Natural stuttering – a path to traumatization Suffered stuttering Therapy